Aleppo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$404
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1022
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$118
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$197
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$68.3
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
15
100
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
1.92M
24.9M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 66% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8934th and 4461st ($404 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Syria and China, respectively. Check Syria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Aleppo compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Aleppo ranked 2nd best city to live in Syria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8360th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Aleppo vs Shanghai

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Aleppo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$0.87
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.2
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.3
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$109
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$130
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$703
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$301
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.03
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.21
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.7
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.6
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3152
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$530
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$401
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$483
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$479
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$563
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$434
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$518
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$473
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$550
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$488
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$480
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$402
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$436
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$517
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$490
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$528
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$424
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$586
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$667
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$521
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$630
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$618
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$601
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$665
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$750
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$604
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$571
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$982
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$882
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$622
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$592
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1195
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$618
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$583
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$431
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$539
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1199

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740